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2025 - Cap Trail Summer Challenge

Richmond, Virginia, United States View on map
May 16, 2025 – Sep 08, 2025 (America/New_York local time)
Running

2025 distances

Running

Conquer the Capital Trail: 51.7 miles

Participants will stroll, powerwalk, jog, run, skate, ride, skip, hop, or moonwalk to complete each of the 51.7 miles of the Virginia Capital Trail! Once you've submitted your completion of every one of the miles on the Trail, you'll earn a T-Shirt commemorating your achievement!

May 16, 2025 Ultra 12:00 AM
$32.00
Closed

There and Back Again: 103.4 miles

Triple digit summer! Move for 103.4 miles, the length of a round-trip on the Capital Trail (including all 51.7 miles of the Trail), and when you've finished, you'll you'll earn a T-Shirt commemorating your achievement!

May 16, 2025 Ultra 12:00 AM
$32.00
Closed

Birthday Challenge: 517 miles

Happy 10th birthday to the Virginia Capital Trail! Spend your summer celebrating by completing the trail 10 times for a total of 517 miles (including all 51.7 miles of the Capital Trail). When you're done, you'll you'll earn a T-Shirt commemorating your achievement!

May 16, 2025 Ultra 12:00 AM
$32.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on May 16, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 19.8° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 29.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 19.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 35.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
13.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
4.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
73.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 16, 2025 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 16, 2025 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 14m

The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 8:13 PM local time (EDT) in Richmond on May 16, 2025 — 14h 14m of daylight.

Course

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2025 results — Cap Trail Summer Challenge

151 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Conquer the Capital Trail: 51.7 miles

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Leading finishers of the 2025 Cap Trail Summer Challenge
Place Name Time Pace
1 Holly Aldridge 23:42:35 5:25 /mi
2 Wayne Davis 14:08:00 4:59 /mi
3 Raye Rector 14:13:00 5:01 /mi
4 George Homewood 11:54:27 4:30 /mi
5 Andrew Levine 10:36:52 5:35 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 80 Richmond events

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